“I’m going to raise money for him in the pro-Israel community,” the senator said, “If I were in one of the states coming up, in terms of voting and I didn’t like Trump, I would vote for Cruz.”

Regarding Trump, Graham stated, “I think his campaign is built on xenophobia, race baiting and religious bigotry, and I think Senator Cruz is a conservative who I can support.”

Graham’s endorsement will come as a surprise to any who remember remarks he made about the Texas senator in January. “If you nominate Trump and Cruz, I think you get the same outcome,” the South Carolinian said, according to the New York Times. “Whether it’s death by being shot or poisoning doesn’t really matter. I don’t think the outcome will be substantially different.”

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Graham joked at a press dinner last month, “If you killed Ted Cruz on the floor of the Senate, and the trial was in the Senate, nobody would convict you.”

Despite past differences, the Cruz campaign welcomed Graham’s support. “We are thankful that Sen. Graham is hosting a fundraiser and supporting Ted,” Alice Stewart, the Cruz campaign’s communications director, said in a statement, according to ABC News.